Released on DVD in the USA in June, Playing Shakespeare is the original 1982 masterclass conducted by the legendary John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Featuring 21 legendary British actors including Silksoundbooks star readers Judi Dench and Alan Howard.

How does this world-renowned troupe make classic plays accessible to modern audiences, without compromising the text’s integrity? How do actors search Shakespeare’s verse for hidden clues to their characters’ motivations? How do they balance intellect and passion to make theatre’s most famous soliloquies seem fresh? There's only one way to find out - serach the internet for Playing Shakespeare and get the 4 DVD set for yourself!

Dame Judi also stars in Evelina, the unabridged audio book of Frances Burney’s wickedly funny eighteenth century best-seller which follows the trials and romantic adventures of a young beauty as she tries to make her way through Eighteenth Century Britain.

Alan Howard has recorded four fantastic Robert Louis Stevenson audio books - check out The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Markheim, A Lodging for the Night and The Pavilion on the Links. Look out for the buy one get one free offers too!